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Brew Crew’s Contreras hits some ropes defeat Giants 7-5; Loss ends 3 game string for SF

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The Milwaukee Brewers William Contreras tries on the cheese hat in exchange for the batting helmet after hitting a home run against the San Francisco Giants at American Family Park in Milwaukee on Sun May 28, 2024 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

Sunday afternoon the San Francisco Giants (27-25) wrapped up their four game series with the Milwaukee Brewers (27-25) and couldn’t get the sweep after winning the first three games in this stint. The Brewers William Contreras turned it up a notch on San Francisco with a home run and three RBIs for the two run 7-5 final.

As the Giants have seen so often, sweeps are few and far between. It’s just not easy to sweep a team, especially a team that has the strengths that Milwaukee has.

We could see the Brewers resolve from the get- go. They were on a roll from the first inning scoring early and often. Contreras got the Milwaukee party started with a single that drove Christian Yelich home for the 1-0 lead. Brian Anderson doubled Owen Miller and Contreras home now leading 3-0.

Milwaukee had an even more proficient second inning. An Owen Miller single got both Joey Wiemer and Christian Yelich home. A Contreras home run with Miller onboard gave the Brewers a 7-0 lead after only two innings.

San Francisco finally got on the board in the third inning when Mike Yastrzemski hit a solo home run ending any shut-out possibility for pitcher Colin Rea. This was the Giants 73rd home run this season.

It was a very disappointing start for S.F. pitcher Alex Cobb. He was giving up too many two strike hits. So much of his early performance was very uncharacteristic of Cobb. A lot was going wrong for him in the early innings. He only went four innings allowing seven hits and seven runs with five strikeouts.

Tristan Beck would relieve him in the fifth inning. Beck had a great start retiring the first three Brewers he faced. He had had another perfect inning in the sixth. Since entering the game he retired nine in a row through three innings. Ryan Walker would close for San Francisco.

Blake Sabol hit the Giants 74th home run of the season in the seventh inning with two runners onboard to cut the Brewer lead to 7-4. San Francisco was back in this game. Brett Wisely smoked one that was caught up against the wall but it was enough for Brandon Crawford to score and the Giants made this game even closer 7-5.

With two outs in the eighth inning the Brewers brought in closer Devin Williams with an unbelievable .59 ERA.

The Giants had a great late game surge but it was the Brewers first and second innings that decided this game. The Giants had the tying run at the plate in the ninth inning with two outs and Wilmer Flores at bat. He struck out. It was a tough day for San Francisco when little was going right early.

The Giants will hop on a plane and head home for an afternoon game Monday against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a three game series before having a day off Thursday. Starters for Pittsburgh Rich Hill (4-4 ERA 4.27) for San Francisco Anthony DeScalfani (3-4 ERA 3.43) first pitch 2:05 pm PT for the holiday special.

MLB podcast with Charlie O: Big payroll Padres continue to struggle; Brewers Adames out of hospital on 10 day IL for concussion; plus more

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San Diego Padres Michael Wacha pitches during first inning against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York on Sat May 27, 2023 (AP News photo)

On the MLB podcast with Charlie O:

#1 The San Diego Padres (24-28) who took another loss on Saturday to the New York Yankees at Yankees Stadium, the Padres had big expectations this year but even with Fernando Tatis Jr, Juan Soto, and Manny Machado the Padres are holding down fourth place in the NL West still there a lot of the season to make that payroll payoff.

#2 During a game against the San Francisco Giants on Friday night at American Family Park the Milwaukee Brewers Willy Adames just avoided suffering fractures when he was sitting the dugout and was struck by teammate Brian Anderson that struck him in the head. Brewers manager Craig Counsell said that was a scary moment. Adames has been released from the hospital is in good spirits and is on the 10 IL for concussion protocols.

#3 Yankees manager Aaron Boone who has been kicked out of three of the last ten games said the last ejection was a weird experience. Last Thursday against the Baltimore Orioles Boone was arguing a third strike call and lost it when umpire Edwin Moscoso turned his back to him. It got heated and Crew chief Chris Guccione had to step in between them. Boone who had spittle came out of his mouth towards Moscoso’s direction ended up being suspended by MLB Sr Supervisor VP of on field operations Michael Hill after reviewing it Thursday night.

#4 There was damage control for the Los Angeles Dodgers who uninvited the Sisters of Perpetual who are a drag group who serve as a charity, protest and satirical performance were reinvited on Jun 16th after being disinvited. The Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw tweeted out that the Dodgers will be hosting a “Christian and Faith Night” at Dodger Stadium on Jul 30th. Can you talk a little about the politics of this situation.

#5 Charlie the Nevada State Legislature will have a chance to vote on the Oakland A’s Tropicana ballpark. Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo said that the ballpark tax credits in the neighborhood of $180 million won’t pass unless their a is budget passed for the state. State Legislature Democrats say they won’t for the resolution for the ballpark because that puts taxpayers at risk if the A’s fail to profit once the park is complete. But as you know what’s said up front is different than what’s negotiated behind closed doors.

Join Charlie O for the MLB podcast Sundays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Astros 4 run eighth does in A’s 6-3 at Coliseum; Loss is tenth straight loss for Oakland

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Houston Astros’ Jeremy Pena, left, celebrates after hitting a two-run home run that also scored Jose Altuve (27) during the first inning against the Oakland A’s at the Oakland Coliseum on Sat May 27, 2023 (AP News photo)

Houston (30-21).  200 000 040. –   6. 8. 0

Oakland (10-44).  010 000  020  –   3. 6. 1

Time: 2:41  

Attendance: 9,293

Saturday, May 27, 2023

By Lewis Rubman

OAKLAND–This was a day off for the 1899 Cleveland Spiders, so they remained at 7-23, .233.

On this day in 1962, the not yet Amazin’ Mets lost both ends of a double header at Candlestick Park, , 7-1 and 6-5. Future Giant manager Roger Craig was the losing pitcher in the opener. The day ended with the Mets  at 12-27, 3.08.

On this day, May 27, 2023, the deracinated Oakland A’s fell to the Houston Astros, 6-3. The defeat left the Athletics at 10-44, .185. This promises to be a season of historic proportion.

Starting for the visitors was Framber Valdéz, who hurled a complete game shut out against the Athletics this past May 21. He showed up for work with record of 4-4, 2.45 for the ‘stros. He lasted six innings, in which he allowed  one run, earned, on five hits and three walks, striking out five.

His pitch count reached 95, 40 of which were balls. He left with a one run lead and garnered the win, giving him a season record of 5-4, 2.38.

The Athletics’ relievers performed well last night, so it made sense for A’s manager Mark Kotsay and crew to make this afternoon’s contest a bullpen game.  (Kotsay, by the way, wasn’t on the job for the game; Darren Bush was acting manager). They opened with Austin Pruitt. Pruitt would end up being the losing pitcher after giving up the first two runs of the contest in the top of the first inning. The A’s wound up losing 6-3 marking their first 54 loses to start a season an MLB record for a worst start since 1901.

It took him all of three pitches to fall behind,  2-0. José Altuve led off with a single to the gap  (an unintended homage to another of John Fisher’s holdings?) in right center field, and Jeremy Peña banged a hanging slider against the auxiliary scoreboard in left field for his seventh home run of the season.

.Hogan Harris, whom the A’s had just selected from  the PCL Las Vegas Aviators, optioning Adrián Martínez, who had done a good job last night, back to their AAA farm team, was the A’s choice for the second inning. An around the horn double play made up for the walk he issued to Martín Maldonado and allowed Harris to pitch a scoreless frame while facing only three batters.

Harris returned to the hill for the third. He was hit hard, but a marvelous stop and two hop throw across the diamond by Aledmys Diaz at third kept lead off batter Peña off the base paths, and Jordan Alvarez’s fly to deep left died on the warning track in the course of another one, two, three, frame.

That earned Harris another turn on the mound for the visitors’ fourth, in which he fanned all of the three Astros he faced. And so, already having thrown 44 pitches over three innings of shut out ball, Harris went on to pitch another three up, three down frame.  He continued working into the Houston sixth, when he finally gave up his first hit, a two out single to Alex Bregman that got action started in the Oakland bullpen.

When Trevor May relieved him to start the seventh, Harris had thrown 77 pitches (54 strikes)and allowed only one walk and one hit. He faced 16 batters over the course of five frames. Trevor May walked Chas McCormick and surrendered a hard hit infield single to Corey Julks but benefited from an inning ending round the horn twin killing to add another zero to the Astros’ ledger.

Meanwhile, The A’s cut the Houston lead in half in the bottom of the second after Ramón Laureano defied The Curse of the Lead Off Double, stole third, and scored on a line drive sac fly to left. They almost drew even in their half of the fifth, but The Curse of the Lead Off Double took its toll, and Shea Langeliers was stranded on third after Oakland had loaded the bases.

Garrett Acton gave up a lead off double to the much booed Jose Altuve to open the eighth. Peña followed with a resounding double off the State Farm sign in left center, and, for some unknown reason, Altuve stopped at third. Alvarez received an intentional pass, and Bregman cleared the bases with another double to left center that was it was Acton and the A’s.

The latter had to remain on the field, but the former left the mound for Richard Lovelady, who retired both hitters he faced but allowed a sacrifice fly to Jose Abreu that plated Bregman for a run that was charged to Garrett Acton, who tended to be corrupted by the Astros’ power. Houston finished their half of the frame leading, 6-1.

Phil Maton retired Oakland to a conga beat, one, two, three,  in seventh and then gave way to Bryan Abreu, who allowed a lead off double by the slumping Brent Rooker. Two outs later, the green and gold had loaded the bases on a walk to Seth Brown and 3-2 pitch plunking Díaz.

Dusty Baker yanked Abreu and brought in Héctor Neris. Langeliers singled Rooker and Brown home, both runs charged against Abreu, before retiring Tony Kemp on a grounder to second. The Curse of the Lead Off Double had been defeated, but Oakland still was on the short end losing by three runs.

Shintaro Fujinami pitched a perfect top of the ninth to give the A’s one last chance to come back.

Ryan Pressley, who got the save last night, did it again today. It was his tenth of the year.

Tomorrow, Sunday, at 1:07 the A’s will send Luis Medina (0-3, 6.45) against fellow right hander Cristián Javiere (5-1, 3.07) in an attempt to stop their losing streak at 10

Giants Handle Brewers Winning Third Straight Game in Milwaukee 3-1

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San Francisco Giants’ Mitch Haniger is congratulated after hitting a two-run home run during the eighth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Park in Milwaukee on Sun May 27, 2023 (AP News photo)

Giants Handle Brewers Winning Third Straight Game in Milwaukee 3-1

By Barbara Mason

Saturday afternoon the San Francisco Giants (27-25) took on the Milwaukee Brewers (27-25) in game three of their four game series defeating the Brewers 3-1 at American Family Park in Milwaukee. The Giants won the first game of the series 5-0 and Friday routed the Brewers 15-1. San Francisco had 19 hits in game two and hoped to continue their winning ways in this series.

The tide of Friday’s game seemed to change in the bottom of the second inning when the Brewers short stop Willy Adames was hit in the side of the head by a foul ball hit by teammate Brian Anderson. He was leaning against the dugout railing when hit.

He did spend the night in the hospital and thankfully was released to rest at home. He has been place on IL for seven days. Despite the loss that was good news for Milwaukee. The health of Adames was front and foremost in the minds of the Brewers Friday.

Saturday game wrap: The teams took the field under partly cloudy conditions and 68 degrees. Two good pitchers took the mound Saturday. San Francisco sent Logan Webb and the Brewers sent Corbin Burnes in this game.

San Francisco took an early lead in the first inning off a Michael Conforto sacrifice. LaMonte Wade Jr. scored to give the Giants the 1-0 lead.

The Giants held the 1-0 lead into the bottom of the seventh inning. Milwaukee tied up the game when Victor Caratini singled. Brice Turang scored for the 1-1 tie but Caratini was thrown out stretching for second.

San Francisco put an end to the tie game in the eighth inning when Mitch Haniger hit his second homer in as many days with J.D. Davis on base for a 3-1 lead.

Milwaukee went into the ninth inning, looking for a way to at least tie up this game. It didn’t happen and the Giants had won the third game of this series 3-1.

Logan Webb went seven innings with a 107 pitch count. He allowed four hits with one earned run and 11 strikeouts. Corbin Burnes also went seven innings with four hits and eight strikeouts. Both pitchers had excellent games.

It was another terrific game for Mitch Haniger with three hits and one run. His eighth inning two run home run turned out to be the winner for the Giants.

Sunday the Giants will conclude this four game series looking for another sweep. Alex Cobb will take the mound for San Francisco with a 4-1 W-L record and a 2.17 ERA. Colin Rea (1-3 ERA 4.71) will be on the hill for the Brewers. First pitch is scheduled for 11:10 AM.

That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast: Vegas Renderings take on some looks of Oakland Coliseum

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Artist rendering of Tropicana Ballpark in Las Vegas in night game mode at the cost of $1.5 billion and the smallest venue in MLB with 30,000 seats near the Vegas strip (image from the Oakland Athletics)

On That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast:

#1 Amaury, the renderings are out on the Las Vegas A’s new ballpark. It’s a circular looking park that take on the shape of the original Oakland Coliseum but with much less seating 30,000 the smallest park in MLB. The park has a arch above it and it looks like a see through room that would be retractable.

#2 Home plate face the Las Vegas Airport and the park is subject to FAA approval due to lighting and height when planes land and take off.

#3 The renderings of the field show that there’s lots of foul territory similar to that of the Oakland Coliseum

#4 Nevada and Clark County are committing to $380 million towards the park, $180 million in tax credits and $120 million from Clark County in issued bonds.

#5 That said Amaury how hard will this be for many of the current and former players, the fans, the jobs, that will be left behind in Oakland?

Amaury Pi Gonzalez is the lead broadcast talent on the Oakland A’s Spanish Network on 1010 KIQI San Francisco and 1010 KIQI Pittsburg and Amaury does News and Commentary at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

A’s worst start since 1901, surpass 1932 Red Sox for worst 53 game start; Astros defeat Oakland 5-2

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Oakland Athletics’ Seth Brown, foreground, reacts after striking out against the Houston Astros during the first inning at the Oakland Coliseum on Fri May 26, 2023 (AP News photo)

Houston (29-21). 014 000 000. – 5. 9. 0

Oakland (10-43). 000 000 200 – 2. 5. 2

Time: 2:23

Attendance: 13,345

Friday, May 26, 2023

By Lewis Rubman

OAKLAND–On this day in 1899, the Cleveland Spiders were obliterated by the Brooklyn Superbas, 12-0, in front of an estimated 100 masochists at the Forest City’s League Park. The defeat left the Spiders at 7-23, .233.

On this day in 1962, the New York Mets were in Candlestick Park, where they suffered a 7-6 walk off loss to the Giants and Don Larsen. The contest drew 18,791 fans and left the Mets nine games out of first place in the 10 team National League, with a won-lost record of 12-25, .324.

On this day in 2023, the Oakland Athletics, still reeling from their eighth consecutive loss, dropped their ninth in a row, this time to the Houston Astros, 5-2, in front of 13,345 fans, many of whom came for the fireworks that followed the contest. This brought the A’s to 10-43, 1.85, giving them a shot, even at this relatively early date, to become the losingest team in major league history.

Oakland’s starting pitcher didn’t have a win to his credit at game time. James Kaprielian was 0-4, 8.68. His brief, occasional ups and ungoing downs are known well enough by the readers of these dispatches not to need ay reiteration. Still, he once seemed to have a bright future in front of him.

Kaprielian was the Yankees’ first round draft pick in 2015. Once Lucas Erceg, a recent acquisition from the Brewers, took over mound duties for the A’s, Kaprielians’ ERA had come down down to 8.45). He threw 93 pitches 60 for strikes, and they took him through five innings. He allowed five runs, four of them earned, on eight hits two walks, and a wild pitch.

He was on the hook for the loss, for which he was charged, making hi 0-5. Erceg pitched a scoreless sixth, and Sam Moll put the visitors down in order on seven pitches in the seventh and, after retiring Tucker in the eighth, gave way to Adrián Martínez. Martínez got his two men out.

The Astros, who came to town three games out of first place in the AL West, sent a young but already accomplished right handed pitcher to the mound. The ‘stros consider him their top prospect. Both Baseball America and MLB pipeline listed him as the major’s 28th top prospect before the season started.

Last season saw him win the PCL Pitcher of the Year and Baseball America Triple A Pitcher of the Year awards. He was a September call up for Houston and went 2-0, 0.89 before appearing in three post season games, going 3-2/3 frames without allowing a run. He went six innings, giving up two runs, one earned, against the A’s on May 20th of this year, earning the win. His 2023 season record when today’s game started was 4-1, 3.20.

A pitcher’s best friend helped Kaprielian emerge unscathed from the first inning, but three singles (one each by Alex Bregman, Kyle Tucker, and Coreuy Julks) among which José Abreu mixed a fly to the warning track in left field, put the visitors up, 1-0, in their half of the second.

José Altuve, who had missed the first 43 games of the season because of a fractured right thumb suffered in the World Baseball Classic, opened the third with his second hit in as many at bats. This was a double, and it defied The Curse. A walk to Yordán Alvarez, singles by Bregman, Tucker and Julks, not to mention a wild pitch and a passed ball, brought in four runs, making it 5-0, Houston. It’s worth mentioning that Tucker’s hit was a pop fly to shallow left, just to the right of the line, that Seth Brown should have caught.

To give you an idea of how well Hunter Brown was pitching, when Nick Allen walked with one out in the bottom of the sixth, he was the A’s first base runner since Estuery Ruíz’s lead off single in the first.

The Athletics finally got to Brown in the home seventh after Brent Rooker opened the frame with a single to left and Seth Brown powered his third home run of the year, a 410 foot blast into the right center field seats, making it 5-2.

Seven innings were enough for Hunter Brown. He held Oakland to two runs, both earned on four hits, including Seth Brown’s home run and a walk. He chalked up 10 Ks. Only 27 of his 88 offerings were balls. He earned the win, improving his record to 5-1, 3.12. Héctor Neris took over for him to start the eighth. Aside of an infield single by Noda that Houston challenged (a challenge they lost) there was no excitement in that frame.

Martínez returned to the mound for the Athletics in the top of the ninth. With the help of a nice diving catch by Ruíz of Maldonado’s dying quail to center, he put the ’stros away in order.

Ryan Pressley hurled the ninth for Houston, looking for and earning ninth save. Three up, three strike outs.

Tomorrow, Saturday, Houston will sender southpaw Framber Valdéz (4-4,2.45) against an as yet unannounced A’s starter a 1:07pm PT first pitch at the Oakland Coliseum.

San Francisco’s 19 Hits Push Past Milwaukee 15-1

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San Francisco Giants’ Michael Conforto hits a broken bat single during the sixth inning against the Milwaukee at American Family Ballpark in Milwaukee on Fri May 26, 2023 (AP News photo)

San Francisco’s 19 Hits Push Past Milwaukee 15-1

By Barbara Mason

Friday evening the San Francisco Giants (26-25) took on the Milwaukee Brewers (27-24) in game two of their four game series and it was a laugher as the Giants clobbered the Brewers 15-1. The Giants won the first game of the series Thursday in a 5-0 shut-out.

Michael Conforto was outstanding in that game going 4 for 4 which also included a home run. Along with Conforto San Francisco pitching combined on a four-hitter for the win. Six Giant pitchers saw action in that game.

Friday game recap: The Brewers drew first blood in the opening inning. Former Giant Darin Ruf scored to give the Brewers a 1-0 lead. The Brewers had the bases loaded with no outs in the first inning but only came away with the one run.

The Giants had the answer in the second inning. Mitch Haniger who has struggled lately had no trouble at all hitting a home run with Michael Conforto on base and San Francisco took a 2-1 lead. Patrick Bailey knocked a single to center and Mike Yastrzemski scored from second to extend the Giants lead 3-1.

San Francisco had an amazing third inning scoring seven runs. During that inning Willy Adames was hit in the dugout by a line drive and play was halted while he was being tended to and taken back to the clubhouse. He was taken to a local hospital for further testing. The Brewers were visibly shaken after the hit which appeared to possibly be a very serious injury. When play commenced, the Giants had an amazing inning while the Brewers completely fell apart.

It was a wild third inning for the Giants. J.D. Davis doubled and Blake Sabol scored followed by a second double from Mitch Haniger driving Michael Conforto and Davis home for a 6-1 lead. Patrick Bailey had an infield single and Haniger scored and there was no stopping San Francisco. The Giants finished off the third inning with a three run home run from Brett Wisely going ahead 10-1. Freddy Peralta was relieved by Elvis Peguero in the third inning for Milwaukee.

San Francisco took a couple of innings off but struck again in the sixth inning. Michael Conforto singled J.D. Davis home as San Francisco continued to pile on the runs. The Giants would finish off the inning with a single from Casey Schmitt driving Conforto home. San Francisco had 14 hits through six innings in this 12-1 pounding.

In the seventh inning J.D. Davis hit a two run bomb after already knocking a couple of doubles in this game. The Giants had extended their lead to 14-1.

There were more hits and another run for the Giants in the eighth inning. Patrick Bailey had his fourth hit of the evening with a third RBI and San Francisco led 15-1.

San Francisco pitcher Alex Wood did a great job in this game and then some. He went 5.2 innings allowing three hits and one run with 5 strikeouts.

Saturday afternoon the Giants will take on the Brewers in game three of this series looking to make it three in a row. Logan Webb 3-5 record will take the mound for the Giants with a 2.91 ERA. Corbin Burnes will be on the hill for the Brewers with a 4-4 W-L record and a 3.97 ERA. First pitch is scheduled for 1:10 PM.

Oakland A’s podcast with Tony Renteria: A’s hope to end 7 game skid tonight vs. Astros ; Clark County officials have their doubts on Vegas ballpark

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Oakland Athletics’ Seth Brown hits a two-run home run on a pitch by Seattle Mariners starter Logan Gilbert during the first inning at T Mobile Park in Seattle on Thu May 25, 2023 (AP News photo)

On the A’s podcast with Tony R:

#1 The Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland A’s 3-2 Thursday night at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. The Mariners completed a four-game sweep of the A’s. This one wound up being the A’s seventh straight loss.

#2 The A’s starting pitcher, J.P.Sears, had an outstanding outing. Sears went five innings, allowing one run and three hits. Sears struck out three and did not walk a batter. His ERA dropped to 4.70.

#3 The A’s will host the Houston Astros at the Coliseum for three games starting Friday night. The A’s will send James Kaprielian (0-4, 8.68 ERA) to the mound. The Astros will counter with Hunter Brown(4-1, 3.20ERA)

#4 The Nevada Legislature is going to take a vote on passing the tax credits for a new ballpark at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino this or next week before the June 5th deadline. The legislature is offering $180 million in tax credits. Nevada residents are skeptical of the deal because the team left what they called a binding agreement at the I-15 and Dean Martin location which was 49 acres for a nine acre location at Tropicana which is not facing the strip on Las Vegas Blvd.

#5 Clark County officials have expressed worry that the tax payers could be on the hook for tax credits if the Tropicana park turns out to be financial boondoggle. In the long run voters will remember who voted for a failed project and may vote those legislators out of office. This is not a sure money maker for Las Vegas or the State of Nevada.

Tony R filled in for Daniel Dullum who does the A’s podcasts Fridays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Mariners beat A’s 3-2 swept in four-game series; M’s France clouts two HRs at T Mobile

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Seattle Mariners’ Ty France hits a solo home run on a pitch from Oakland Athletics starting pitcher JP Sears during the first inning at T Mobile Center in Seattle on Thu May 25, 2023 (AP News photo)

By Jerry Feitelberg

The Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland A’s 3-2 Thursday night at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. The Mariners completed a four-game sweep of the A’s. The A’s starting pitcher, J.P.Sears, had an outstanding outing. Sears went five innings, allowing one run and three hits. Sears struck out three and did not walk a batter. His ERA dropped to 4.70.

Trevor May relieved Sears in the sixth inning. The M’s first baseman, Ty France, who homered in the first, took May deep to tie the game. The Mariners’ starter Logan Gilbert gave up two runs in the first inning. Seth Brown homered to give Oakland an early 2-0 lead. Gilbert was lights out after the first.

In his next seven innings of work, Gilbert allowed one hit. He did not issue the A’s a walk. Closer Paul Sewald did his magic and set the A’s down in order in the ninth.

The A’s took an early 2-0 lead in the first inning. With one out, Ryan Noda doubled. Gilbert struck out Brent Rooker for the second out. The next hitter, Seth Brown, homered to put the A’s ahead 2-0 midway through the first. The Mariners put one on the board in their half of the first.

In his first game after being hit by a pitch Tuesday night, France hit a solo dinger off Sears. France hit a hanging slider for his fourth home run of 2023. France was 0-for-9 against Sears until his home run. For Sears, it was his 11th gopher ball that he has allowed. The A’s lead 2-1.

There was no scoring until the bottom of the sixth. A’s manager Mark Kotsay brought in reliever Trevor May to pitch. Sears allowed the M’s one hit in the four innings after France’s home run. The first Mariner that May faced was France. May hit France with a pitch Tuesday night.

May suffered a bone bruise and had to leave the game. The best revenge for France would be to hit a home run off May. That is what happened. France homered to tie the game. The score is 2-2 after six.

The Mariners scored a run in the bottom of the eighth. Lefty Richard Lovelady was on the hill for the A’s. Lovelady walked leadoff hitter Jose Caballero. It was the first walk issued by the A’s in the game. Lovelady struck out J.P. Crawford for the first out. The next hitter, France, hit a popup that A’s shortstop, Nick Allen, let drop. Allen threw out Caballero at second.

The A’s took a speedy runner off the bases by erasing Caballero at second. It was a smart move, as Julio Rodriguez doubled. France had to stop at third. The A’s issued an intentional walk to Jarred Kelenic to load the bases.

A’s reliever Garrett Acton walked Eugenio Suarez to force in the Mariners’ third run. The Mariners lead 3-2 after eight.
The Mariners brought in closer Paul Sewald to pitch the ninth. Sewald did the job by setting the A’s down to secure the win for Seattle.

Game Notes- With the loss, the A’s are 10-42 for 2023. They have lost eight in a row. The Mariners are 26-24.

The A’s Sears pitched well for Oakland. Sears gave up a home run in the first inning to France and then went four more innings allowing no runs and one hit. Sears threw 59 pitches. Kotsay said Sears did “a nice job.”

The Mariners’ Gilbert gave up a two-run blast to Brown in the first inning. Gilbert retired 15 hitters until Noda singled in the sixth. Gilbert’s line was eight innings, two runs, and three hits.

Noda had two hits, a single and a double. The A’s only other hit was Brown’s home run in the first inning.

The A’s will host the Houston Astros at the Coliseum for three games starting Friday night. The A’s will send James Kaprielian (0-4, 8.68 ERA) to the mound. The Astros will counter with Hunter Brown(4-1, 3.20ERA)

The time of the game was 2:01 and T Mobile crowd for Thursday night in Seattle 19,268.

Giants use six pitchers to shut out Brewers 5-0

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San Francisco Giants’ Michael Conforto hits a single during the fourth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field in Milwaukee on Thu May 25, 2023 (AP News photo)

Giants use six pitchers to shut out Brewers 5-0

By Barbara Mason

After winning a series this week over the Minnesota Twins, the San Francisco Giants (25-25) traveled to Milwaukee to take on the Brewers (27-23). The Brewers are currently in first place in the NL Central. Wednesday the Giants took a beating at the hands of the Twins 7-1 after winning the first two games of the series.

After the beat-down in game three of the series in Minnesota, the Giants came right back and used pitcher Scott Alexander as an opener in the first of six pitchers to shutout the Brewers on Thursday night 5-0 to get back on track in Milwaukee.

Thursday night game recap: This game was scoreless through the first four innings. In the fifth inning the Giants got up on the board 1-0 when LaMonte Wade Jr. singled Casey Schmitt home from second base. This game had turned into a pitchers duel with only the one run on the board going into the eighth inning.

San Francisco turned this game around in their favor in the eighth inning. Michael Conforto got the inning going with a solo homer to give the Giants a 2-0 lead. Schmitt doubled in the inning and drove runners Blake Sabol and Mike Yastrzemski home and the Giants had a 4-0 lead going.

They would score one more time in the inning. Patrick Bailey doubled with Schmitt on base scoring his second run of the game. The Giants had a solid 5-0 lead going into the ninth inning. Unlike yesterday’s game, San Francisco was leaving few runners stranded in this one. They had 11 hits through nine innings to the Brewers four.

San Francisco closer John Brebbia took this game home for the Giants. The final was 5-0 in the shut out, their fourth of the season. The Giants sent six pitchers in this game with great success. Another key in this win was scoring latě in the game. San Francisco totally dominated Milwaukee in this first game of the four game series.

This was a solid win for San Francisco with great pitching, great offense and defense. Conforto was 4 for 4 in the game and was a huge part of this win. His game has continued to improve with each game after struggling to start the season.

Over the last ten games the San Francisco bullpen has continued to get better and better with each game. The team can now lean on these pitchers with a lot of confidence.

The Giants will take the field Friday in game two of this series with first pitch at 5:10 PM. Alex Wood (0-0 ERA 4.00) will take the mount for the Giants. Freddy Peralta (5-3 ERA 4.15) will be on the hill for the Brewers.